The ''Missouri Conservationist'' is a monthly periodical published by the

Missouri Department of Conservation The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and the Missouri Conservation Commission were created by Article IV Sections 40-42 of the Missouri Constitution, which were adopted by the voters of the state in 1936 as Amendment 4 to the constitutio ...

. It was first published in 1938 by the department's predecessor, the Missouri Conservation Commission. The magazine focuses on educating the general public on issues pertaining to the conservation and management of Missouri’s natural resources. The magazine is free to all residents of the

State of Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas to t ...

. The cost of its production and postage is supported by a portion of the statewide conservation

sales tax A sales tax is a tax paid to a governing body for the sales of certain goods and services. Usually laws allow the seller to collect funds for the tax from the consumer at the point of purchase. When a tax on goods or services is paid to a gove ...

. Non-residents can subscribe for a fee. All issues since July 1995 are published online by the Missouri Department of Conservation. Angie Daly Morfeld is the editor as of July 2017. The magazine has an

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number of 0026-6515.

List of editors

*Townsend Godsey (1938–1941) *Harold W Clover (1941–1943) * Charles H Callison (1943–1947) * Dan Saults (1947–1957) * Jim Keefe (1957–1985) * Mac Johnson (1985–1989) * Kathy Love (1989–1997) *

Tom Cwynar Tom or TOM may refer to: * Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name) Characters * Tom Anderson, a character in ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' * Tom Beck, a character ...

(1997–2005) * Ara Clark (2005–2014) * Nichole LeClair (2014–2015) * Angie Daly Morfeld (2015–present)

References

External links

*
Missouri Conservationist
from the Missouri Digital Heritage, published by the

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Missouri Conservationist
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